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Saturday, January 1, 2011

Monkey-ish Bread

I had a visit from the New Years' Resolution Fairy last night. I usually don't make a list of resolutions for the New Year, at least not out loud or written down. I have a few ideas in my head that I think would be nice to achieve, but I am not going to beat myself up if I don't manage to accomplish them. Life is too short for that. However, one resolution came true on the first day of the New Year 1-1-11. I made the Top 9 on Foodbuzz. I know that it may not be earth-shattering, it will not change the world, or bring world peace but it meant a lot to me. I wouldn't exactly call myself the most creative person, and I am not a very experienced photographer, but I am learning with the help of some wonderful new friends.

In celebration of the New Year I thought I would make my version of Monkey Bread. There are a lot of different options out there for making this recipe, but I love to make it a little different by using cinnamon rolls. I call it Monkey-ish Bread and it is always a big hit with my family. It is so simple to prepare and is melt-in-your-mouth good. It is a challenge to get everyone to let them cool a little before we put a dollop of icing on top. To tell you the truth part of the fun is doing this whilst they are hot, because then it becomes a drizzled pool of sweet goodness, and you can keep dipping into it so none of your pieces miss out.

To all my friends, new and old, I wish everyone a very Happy New Year. I look forward to a fun and exciting new year of blogging.

"May the New Year bring you all
Troubles that last only seconds
Giggles that last minutes
Chuckles that last hours
Laughs that last days
Smiles that last weeks
Happiness that last months
Friendships that last years
But most of all
Love that lasts a lifetime!"

32 comments:

Congratulations on the top 9 and on this wonderful monkey-ish bread (hehe I like the -ish). You know, it might not be a big deal to some people but I still dance my little private dances when I hit the top 9. I think it's very cool that people still can be made happy by those things. They are our small big victories. happy new year!

Ditto what Sara said!! I think many of us do the little Top 9 happy dance, but maybe we don't all admit it so readily. I'm loving this photo too! The bread looks like something my family would love. Liv would want extra glaze though!Happy New Year to you too Felice!

I can see why your family can't resist letting them finish cooling first! And that you don't make the dough from scratch cuts down on LOTS of time, which always a happy face makes :-) I'm currently jonesing for some!

Making the foodbuzz top 9 is a wonderful accomplishment...it means a lot of people are reading and liking what you put out there! I love this version of monkey bread, you can't go wrong making little cinnamon rolls all squished together!